Okvsho | Frozen Flashes
With ‘Frozen Flashes’, Swiss duo Okvsho continue their journey through the outer edges of contemporary jazz, blending intricate rhythms, electronic textures, and improvisational freedom into a vibrant and forward-thinking sound. Built around the intuitive interplay of brothers Georg and Christoph Kiss, the album balances technical precision with a playful sense of exploration. Drawing from jazz, broken […]
Nomieye | Tapestry of an Echo
‘Tapestry of an Echo’ is the debut EP by Nomieye – the modular-synthesizer alias of London-based jazz-adjacent and improvising trombonist Rosie Turton. An ode to the memory and history embodied in mountains and nature, and our relationship to the more-than-human-world: ‘Tapestry of an Echo’ explores our memory of nature and place in connection to the […]
The Heliocentrics | Nuclear War
With Nuclear War, The Heliocentrics revisit and reinterpret one of the most powerful protest songs in modern music, transforming it into a sprawling, genre-defying statement. Known for their fearless approach to blending jazz, psychedelic funk, world music, and experimental grooves, the London collective injects new urgency and depth into the material. Driven by hypnotic rhythms, […]
FKJ | Tyber
With Tyber, French multi-instrumentalist and producer FKJ continues to blur the boundaries between jazz, soul, electronic music, and improvisation. Built around his trademark blend of live instrumentation and meticulous production, the album feels both intimate and expansive, capturing moments of spontaneity while maintaining a strong cinematic flow. Warm keyboards, fluid basslines, organic percussion, and layered […]
Yazz Ahmed | Shinrin Yoku
With Shinrin Yoku, acclaimed trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed invites listeners into a meditative world inspired by the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” — the act of immersing oneself in nature to restore balance and well-being. Blending her distinctive fusion of contemporary jazz, Arabic influences, and atmospheric sound design, Ahmed crafts a record that feels […]
Lisathe | Watch Out For The Horse Behind You
On ‘Watch Out For The Horse Behind You’, Australian trio Lisathe continue their exploration of spacious, cinematic instrumental music, blending ambient jazz, post-rock, and improvisation into a deeply immersive listening experience. Built around the interplay of guitar, bass, and drums, the album unfolds with patience and subtlety, allowing melodies to emerge gradually from layers of […]
Hermanos Gutiérrez | Los Ojos Del Condor
Hermanos Gutiérrez presents a new world of sound on their latest album Los Ojos Del Cóndor, leaving behind the cosmos for the coastal mist of Lima, Peru, where the brothers’ lineage takes root. On their third collaboration with Easy Eye Sound, Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez craft an odyssey through lush musical soundscapes, trading the wide-open […]
Aja Monet | The Color Of Rain
On the color of rain, poet, musician, and activist aja monet delivers a powerful blend of spoken word, jazz, soul, hip-hop, and experimental sound. Following her Grammy-nominated debut, this ambitious second album expands her artistic vision, exploring themes of love, resistance, identity, and collective liberation through a deeply immersive sonic landscape. Produced alongside an exceptional […]
Clear Path Ensemble | Ascending
Ascending is the fourth album from Clear Path Ensemble. In the past, bandleader Cory Champion tracked his first three albums, Clear Path Ensemble (2020), Solar Eclipse (2022), and Black Sand (2025) with a cast of some of the finest jazz musicians in Aotearoa New Zealand. This time around, he chose a different approach: improvising with, […]
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary Bartz | Where Rivers Meet
Gary Bartz and new London ensemble Your Brother‘s Keeper collaborate on Where Rivers Meet, a deeply intuitive new studio album capturing a rare meeting between generations of jazz musicians. Released on June 19, 2026 via Brownswood Recordings, as the label celebrates its 20th anniversary, the record brings together Bartz’s jazz lineage and a new collective […]
bklyn | favourite things 4.26
bklyn favourite things 4.26 – The Heliocentrics, 14KT, Aja Monet feat. Mick Jenkins & Vic Mensa, Al Rogers Jr. feat. Zadia, Ash Walker, Chiminyo, Oscar Jerome, Charlie Stacey & Kaidi Akinnibi feat. Rudi Creswick, Magnus Mehta & Sunshine The Afrooist, Conic Rose, Dagmar Zuniga feat. Hayes Hoey, Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon, Elvis Presley, Ezra […]
Kalia Vandever | Mana
Kalia Vandever expands her introspective solo language on Mana, a spacious and emotionally direct record that moves between ambient jazz, electroacoustic textures and intimate songwriting. Released through International Anthem, the album continues the dreamlike atmosphere of We Fell In Turn while opening a more personal and vocal-centered chapter. Built around processed trombone, sparse piano and […]
Radiohop | Hard To Handle
Amsterdam-based quartet RADIOHOP push deeper into their raw, groove-driven sound on HARD TO HANDLE, a loose but tightly connected blend of jazz fusion, hip-hop and beat tape aesthetics. Released through Melting Pot Music, the album captures the energy of a band more interested in atmosphere and instinct than polish or perfection. Built around dusty rhythms, […]
Boards of Canada | Inferno
Boards of Canada return with Inferno, their first album in thirteen years and perhaps their darkest, most immersive work yet. Built around decaying analog textures, haunted melodies and cryptic transmissions, the record expands the duo’s familiar world into something even more apocalyptic and surreal. Across its eighteen tracks, Inferno drifts between cosmic ambient passages, distorted […]
Chiminyo | NRG 5.
Recorded live at Peckham Levels, ‘NRG 5’ channels the intensity of the intimate urban space, where concrete, sweat, energy, and electricity all bleed into the music – amplifying the collective momentum of the room. For this fifth edition, Chiminyo assembled a formidable lineup of some of the UK’s most distinctive and forward-thinking musicians. Kaidi Akinnibi […]
Błoto + Ion D | Atmosfera
Błoto return in 2026 with Atmosfera, a bold reinvention sparked by their collaboration with Romanian artist Ion D. Shaped between Wrocław and Bucharest, the album abandons the jazz tag in favor of a hypnotic blend of techno, dub, hip-hop, and Eastern European textures, pushing the band into more club-driven, psychedelic territory. Unfolding in two contrasting […]
Kiri Ra! | Nen
Lau Nau (Laura Naukkarinen), Linda Fredriksson and Matti Bye enter the We Jazz Records realm as Kiri Ra! with their new album nen (out 22 May 2026). Kiri Ra! is a trio that creates their sound slowly, in a process of improvisation and discovery. Filtered through the musicians’ long-standing friendship and collaboration, Kiri Ra!’s music is […]
Psyché | Psyché II
Nearly three years on from their self-titled debut, Psyché return with a new album that reinvigorates and expands their singular blend of groove and psychedelia. The band’s name itself—the ancient Greek word for ‘mind’ or ‘soul’—signals a deep-rooted love for psychedelic funk, while pointing towards a vast array of Mediterranean influences spanning Southern Europe, the […]